Bogue WWTP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bogue, Kansas

Bogue WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Old Bogue Road in Bogue, Graham County, Kansas, United States. The plant serves a small population of 143 residents, reflecting its role in a rural community. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant's designed capacity is 102.21 thousand cubic meters per year, with an actual discharge volume of 53.00 thousand cubic meters per year, indicating it operates well below its capacity. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, secondary treatment is the minimum standard for municipal wastewater plants, and the facility is likely regulated under an EPA NPDES permit issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway, ultimately contributing to the Kansas River basin and the Mississippi River system. The plant's operation helps protect local streams and groundwater from untreated sewage, supporting the ecological health of the surrounding prairie landscape.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Kansas River, which flows into the Missouri River and eventually the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico. The local watershed is part of the Great Plains region, characterized by agricultural land use and intermittent streams. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading, which is important for preventing downstream eutrophication in the Mississippi River basin and the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.